Toronto FC trades backup ‘keeper Clint Irwin, acquires versatile vet Nick DeLeon
Toronto FC picked up versatile veteran Nick DeLeon and shipped out backup goalkeeper Clint Irwin on Friday.
The 28-year-old DeLeon, who played 180 regular-season games for D.C. United over the last seven seasons, was one of three players taken in Stage 1 of the 2018 MLS Re-Entry Draft.
Irwin was traded to Colorado, from whence he came in a January 2016 trade, in a separate transaction in exchange for a second-round pick (39th overall) in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft.
DeLeon provides experience and depth, given he can play both in midfield and defence. Most recently he spent time at right back.